The Cartwheel Galaxy Is the Webb Telescope’s Latest Cosmic Snapshot - The New York Times

Scientists gained new insights into the distant object, which got its distinctive shape from a collision with another galaxy.

Galactic collisions are not uncommon in deep space, though it is rare for them to result in such a perfect shape that sparks human curiosity. Kirk Borne, who was the principal investigator for the Hu… [+981 chars]

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